Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Sandoval October Student of the Month
Sandoval Elementary School celebrated the Blackhawk Students of the Month for October. The students were chosen because of their outstanding display of RESPONSIBILITY in schoolwork, following directio...
WJBD Staff Oct 30, 2021

2022 10/29 - Joshua Ray Winkler
Joshua Ray Winkler, 19, of Wayne City, IL passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 in Wayne City. He worked at several local restaurants where he developed his love for cooking. He loved playing basket...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021

Sheriff's Deputies investigate burglary and theft of a truck from rural Salem home
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating both a burglary and theft of a truck at a rural Salem home. Sheriff's deputies were notified of the situation when the residents at a home on Be...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021

Unemployment drops full percent in Marion County in September
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has reported Marion County's unemployment rate has fallen a full percent between August and September and is now at 5.5-percent. The rate is 1.6-percent ...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021 Innov8social / CC

Centralia High School Board discusses curriculum additions and COVID-19
The Centralia High School board discussed several coming additions to its curriculum at its meeting on Thursday, October 28. The existing two-semester music appreciation course will be changed to one ...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021

Inclusive playground dedication and opening set for next Friday
After four years of fundraising and watching construction over the summer, the Addy and Friends Inclusive Playground in Bryan Memorial Park is finally ready to open. A dedication ceremony has been set...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021 Addy's and Friends inclusive playground in Bryan Memorial Park scheduled to open after Friday, November 4th, dedication. Photo by Bruce Kropp.

Illinois Senate approves weaker conscience law; Senator Plummer calls it a direct assault on individual's rights
The Illinois Senate has followed the House in approving a weaker conscience law so it no longer applies to those trying to use it to fight mandatory vaccinations at their jobs. The Democratic-controll...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021
Central City man injured in single vehicle crash on Green Street Road
A 37-year-old Central City man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Green Street Road just south of Scout Road southwest of Salem late Thursday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Mich...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021

South Central High School 1st Quarter Honor Roll
Senior High Honors: Eli Arenas Aiden Conley Macy Donoho Allessandra Falletti Issac Geen Lucas Germain Levi Hanks Kadence hassebrock Brandt Hiestand Ryan Jenne Beau Jolliff Alec Langley Lillian Malone ...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021
Will Fed Chair Powell Get a Second Term?
Will Fed Chair Powell Get a Second Term? Everything is on the negotiating table, including Powell's future. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources Financial markets tend to function ...
WJBD Staff Oct 29, 2021
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